Over the course of May 1\u2013May 13, the Alberta Advantage Immigration Program (AAIP) conducted four selection rounds, inviting more candidates to apply for provincial nomination.<\/p>\n
A total of 1,051 AAIP candidates received invitations, including health and tech professionals, and individuals planning to reside and work in rural Alberta communities.<\/p>\n
Assess your eligibility for enhanced PNP streams As of the time of this writing, Alberta has held a total of 36 provincial immigration draws in 2026.<\/p>\n Draw details<\/p>\n The AAIP<\/a>\u2019s latest four draws issued invitations under the following streams and pathways:<\/p>\n The greatest number of invitations were issued through the Alberta Opportunity Stream, accounting for about 79.2% of all May invites.<\/p>\n To view the cutoff score and number of invitations issued through each draw, view the table below:<\/p>\n \tDate of drawStream\/pathwayInvitations issuedMinimum score<\/p>\n \tMay 13, 2026Dedicated Health Care Pathway \u2013 Express Entry6157<\/p>\n \tMay 7, 2026Alberta Express Entry Stream \u2013 Accelerated Tech Pathway14657<\/p>\n \tMay 6, 2026Alberta Opportunity Stream83254<\/p>\n \tMay 1, 2026Rural Renewal Stream1250<\/p>\n These latest draws align with established provincial nomination and draw priorities. On its official webpage, Alberta lists healthcare, technology, and Rural Renewal Stream invitations among its list of \u201chighest priorities for 2026.\u201d<\/p>\n Here\u2019s the last time the province conducted draws under these specific streams and pathways, with number of invitations issued per draw:<\/p>\n April 13, 2026: Dedicated Health Care Pathway \u2013 Express Entry (62); To date, Alberta has invited no fewer than 6,269 AAIP candidates to apply for provincial nomination<\/a>\u2014most of which were issued through the Alberta Opportunity Stream (3,857).<\/p>\n Breakdown of Alberta\u2019s provincial nomination figures<\/p>\n As of May 14, Alberta had used 2,191 of the 6,403 nomination spaces allocated to the province by the federal government \u2014 leaving 4,212 nominations remaining overall.<\/p>\n The province has shared updated nomination totals as of May 14, detailing how many nominations have been issued through each stream and pathway:<\/p>\n \tStream\/pathway2026 nomination allocationNominations issuedRemaining nomination slots<\/p>\n \tAlberta Opportunity Stream3,4251,2672,158<\/p>\n \tRural Renewal Stream1,000367633<\/p>\n \tTourism and Hospitality Stream1506090<\/p>\n \tDedicated Health Care Pathways (EE + non-EE)50087413<\/p>\n \tAlberta Express Entry \u2013 Accelerated Tech Pathway600228372<\/p>\n \tAlberta Express Entry \u2013 Law Enforcement Pathway38<10N\/A<\/p>\n \tAlberta Express Entry \u2013 Priority sector draws\/initiatives600169431<\/p>\n \tEntrepreneur streams901080<\/p>\n Separate from its regular PNP allocation, Alberta has also used additional nomination spaces to attract practice-ready physicians<\/a> (50) and francophone candidates<\/a> (12) to the province.<\/p>\n Expressions of Interest and applications awaiting processing<\/p>\n Alberta\u2019s published data also provides stream-by-stream breakdowns regarding the number of EOIs and provincial nomination applications it has in its inventory awaiting a final decision.<\/p>\n As of May 14, the province had a total of 40,161 worker EOIs in its candidate pool\u20141,602 fewer than it did on April 29 (the date of the last data update). The majority of these (63.7%) are under the Alberta Opportunity Stream.<\/p>\n No fewer than 1,303 applications are currently in the AAIP\u2019s inventory awaiting processing.<\/p>\n \tStream\/pathwayEOIs in the poolApplications awaiting processing<\/p>\n \tAlberta Opportunity Stream25,571446<\/p>\n \tRural Renewal Stream2,055197<\/p>\n \tTourism and Hospitality Stream4,02125<\/p>\n \tDedicated Health Care Pathways (EE + non-EE)1,42622<\/p>\n \tAlberta Express Entry \u2013 Accelerated Tech Pathway2,375122<\/p>\n \tAlberta Express Entry \u2013 Law Enforcement Pathway67<10<\/p>\n \tAlberta Express Entry \u2013 Priority sector draws\/initiatives4,646229<\/p>\n \tEntrepreneur streamsN\/A*262<\/p>\n *AAIP entrepreneur streams are not included in the worker EOI pool, as they are subject to a separate consideration process.<\/p>\n
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\nApril 8, 2026: Alberta Express Entry Stream \u2013 Accelerated Tech Pathway (146);
\nApril 10, 2026: Alberta Opportunity Stream (447); and
\nApril 9, 2026: Rural Renewal Stream (74).<\/p>\n